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Letter to the Editor, The Trentonian
The purpose of my letter is not to re-litigate the case or the history behind it. You should know that the Loser family respects the college’s decision and the thoughtfulness with which they approached the situation, as saddened as we are by it.
— Victoria Loser Gudritz, Suttons Bay, Michigan Continue Reading
TCNJ building that honored segregationist renamed Trenton Hall
The College of New Jersey has announced it is changing the name of its admissions building that had been named for an ardent supporter of segregation. Paul Loser Hall will now be known as Trenton Hall. The change goes into effect immediately. Continue Reading
President Gitenstein on Paul Loser Hall Recommendation
This afternoon I received a recommendation from the Advisory Commission on Social Justice: Race and Educational Attainment co-chairs John Donohue and Christopher Fisher. After carefully considering the comments made at last week’s forum, testimony given at previous open fora, and the archival research findings of Professor Robert McGreevey’s students, the Commission is recommending that the college remove Dr. Paul Loser’s name from the building that houses the Office of Admissions and the School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science (SONHES). Continue Reading
President Gitenstein announces Advisory Commission on Social Justice: Race and Educational Attainment
The Commission will be charged with leading a promised campus conversation following revelations last fall about the legacy of the namesake of one of the campus’ buildings. Continue Reading
Loser’s past causes campus clamor
For years, only the rough outlines of Paul Loser Hall were known. In 1987, Tom Loser and his wife, Carol, donated a record-setting $1 million to the College, and in appreciation, the new building, which would house the Office of Admissions and the School of Nursing, Health and Exercise Science, was named after Tom’s father, Paul. Continue Reading
Why some want to take the name off TCNJ’s stately admissions building
The college students immediately recognized the name as they went through the documents in Trenton’s library archives: Paul Loser, former superintendent of the city’s public schools. Continue Reading
TCNJ moves forward with talks on Loser Hall name change
The College of New Jersey announced Thursday it will begin a conversation about the legacy of Paul Loser – whose name is on a campus hall – after student research discovered he fought for segregation of Trenton Public Schools after the practice was ruled unconstitutional. Continue Reading
TCNJ students want to remove segregationist’s name from hall
Some students at The College of New Jersey are petitioning the school to change the name of Paul Loser Hall after learning that the former Trenton schools superintendent was a segregationist. Continue Reading